Challenges That Change Us

Challenges That Change Us –Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you’re a mum, a dad, a worker, a carer or a friend supporting someone through something, if you’re carrying multiple roles and responsibilities, you might love your life, but feel like you’re moving from moment to moment without a breather. Always on. Always needed. Always thinking about what’s next.Then this episode might be exactly what you need today.Today we are joined by the incredible Sonia Bestulic to discuss what it looks like when you hold everything together on the outside as a high functioning high achiever, but internally it comes at a cost.Sonia Bestulic is a multi-award-winning author, speech pathologist, podcaster and speaker who is deeply passionate about helping children and families thrive. Drawing on decades of experience working with thousands of children, alongside her own journey as a mother of three, she blends evidence-based expertise with a heartfelt, holistic approach to communication, wellbeing and personal growth. She empowers parents, carers and professionals to nurture strong, connected and flourishing lives.In his episode she shares:-      How being a high achiever started as a childhood need to “fix” the world-      The pressure of feeling like she had to do more to be enough-      How people-pleasing and “shape shifting” became a survival strategy-      The reality of holding multiple roles perfectly, at a hidden cost-      How she confused service with sacrifice and lost herself in the process-      What it looked like to be high functioning externally but overwhelmed internally-      The slow build into burnout, anxiety and eventual hospitalisation-      The moment she realised “I actually can’t function”-      How learning to pause, be present and create inner quiet became the turning point-      Why true change came from shifting from doing to beingKey Quotes“I feel like the challenging part really has been to just know that I'm enough.”“I learned how to please and shapeshift and be a chameleon… as a survival strategy.”“I was so exhausted… that I couldn't go to work.”More about SoniaYou can find out more about Sonia via her website, or follow her on Instagram, Linkedin or Facebook.You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: [email protected] check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.